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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Fauré - Music for Cello and Piano
Fauré: | Sicilienne, Op. 78 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Pablo Casals) Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 Romance in A major for cello & piano, Op. 69 Berceuse, Op. 16 (arr. for cello and piano) Papillon, Op. 77 Sérénade, Op. 98 Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 Pavane, Op. 50 (arr. H. Busser) |
Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson (cello) & Allan Sternfield (piano) Fauré’s musical language bridged a gap between 19th-century Romanticism and the music that appeared with the new century, developing and evolving, but retaining its own fundamental characteristics. His gift for melody, subtle harmonic idiom, judicious and highly personal use of contemporary innovations make for enriching listening, whether in the popular Sicilienne, Pavane and other short pieces or in his two tuneful and impeccably crafted Cello Sonatas. Since receiving top prizes, including the Diploma of the Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow, and First Prize of the International Cello Competition Belgrade, Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson has been in high demand as a soloist all over the world. | 
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| |  | Fauré - Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Maria Kliegel (cello) & Nina Tichman (piano) Fauré’s two cello sonatas are compact, beautifully written works whose musical language, with its many subtle changes of tonality and gift for melody, has been described as conveying ‘the power of tranquil thought’. Written in the summer of 1917, during the First World War, the neglected First Sonata begins with a troubled Allegro, followed by an eloquent Andante and a sparkling Finale. The C minor Andante of the Second Sonata has its origin in a Chant funèbre commissioned for the celebration in May 1921 of the centenary of the death of Napoleon. This recital also includes an arrangement of the ever-popular song Après un rêve, as well as the virtuosic Papillon. “Nina Tichman uses Fauré's powerful left-hand lines correctly as counterweight to the cello's soaring tunes. Impassioned playing from her Kliegel gives us not only the two sonatas, but also the Elégie and even the Romance as the fine, strong works they are.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 *** “In both sonatas and in the shorter pieces Kliegel plays with an impressively wide dynamic range down to a mete whisper of pianissimo, perfectly articulated.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Proustor How The Heart Skips A Beat
Stéphanie Romberg, Eleonora Abbagnato, Manuel Legris, Stephane Bullion, Hervé Moreau (dancers) Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris, Koen Kessels In 1974, Roland Petit, probably the greatest and certainly one of the most prolific of 20th century French
choreographers he was the first person to create a work based on Proust's novel, A la recherche du temps
perdu, completed in 1922, the year of his death.The book, better known to Anglo-Saxon readers as In Search
of Lost Time, in which the author's homosexuality is latent, was written over the last 14 years of his life. Marcel
Proust mingles childhood souvenirs with adolescent memories and is full of nostalgia for places once visited
and exhibitions he'd seen. He dwells lengthily on love, passion, and jealousy and inevitably questions one's
reason for living.
Proust ou les intermittences du coeur has now happily entered into the repertoire of the Paris Opéra Ballet.It
consists of 13 vignettes inspired by the seven lengthy tomes which complete the unabridged work, Petit has
chosen to convey the spirit of the novel via a succession of impressionistic tableaux which reflect the changing
moods of the writer as he oscillated between periods of intense happiness and deep depression.And
although the choreographer paints a merciless portrait of the aristocracy and bourgeoisie during the Belle
Epoque, the highlights of the work lie in the series of poetical pas de deux, which at times might have seemed
a little disconnected, but at which the French choreographer is past master. Choreography & stage direction Roland Petit; Designer Luisa Spinatelli; Sets Bernard Michel; Lighting Jean-Michel Désire Palais Garnier, March 2007 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Fauré - Incidental Music & Orchestral Music
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | David DanielsLes Nuits D’été, Op.7
David Daniels (Countertenor) Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, John Nelson | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Works for Cello and Orchestra
Han-Na Chang (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Faure: Orchestral Works
Kathryn Stott (piano), Peter Dixon (cello), Richard Davis (flute) BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Anne Gastinel plays Schumann, Saint-Saëns, Lalo & FauréCD2+BOOK
Anne Gastinel (cello) & Claire Désert (piano) OP de Liège, Louis Langrée & Emmanuel Krivine Two award-winning releases by internationally acclaimed French cellist, Anne Gastinel, featuring music by Schumann, Saint-Saëns, Lalo and Fauré. Anne Gastinel records exclusively for naïve, each new release is hailed by the international press and showered with awards. Achievements include: French Classical Music Awards 'Most Promising Young Talent 94' and 'Best Recording of the Year'; 'Fnac' Prize 1995 and 2000; Prix de l'Académie du Disque; RTL Classique d'Or 1996 and 1998; the “Choc” du Monde de la Musique, Télérama (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002.) |
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| |  | Pablo Casals live in ParisRehearsals and performances of a concert in October 1956 at the Grand Anphitheatre de la Sorbonne
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| |  | Fauré - Works For Orchestra
Henri Demarquette (cello), Jérôme Ducros (flute), Juliette Hurel (flute) & Jean-Marc Philips-Varjabédian (violin) Orchestre de Bretagne, Moshe Atzmon Ballad, Berceuse, Elegie, Fantaises, Romance, all titles which define themselves as Gabriel Fauré’s poetic and captivating imagination. This first complete recording of the concertante works, composed between 1878 and 1919 will surely became another landmark for the Timpani label. “…the performance here of the surviving movement of the Concerto, with Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian an eloquent and accomplished soloist, proves that the orchestration fits the music extremely well. Pianist Jérôme Ducros captures the Ballade's idiosyncratic blend of languor and virtuosity... he is a strong advocate for the Fantaisie, one of the host of underplayed works from Fauré's old age.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2009 ***** “…all these works are finely performed and recorded, making this an indispensable acquisition for all lovers of a still gravely misunderstood composer.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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